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Gun Gossip – the Latest Rumors from the Hidden Bunker in the Rocky Mountains

A Colt resurrection, some 6.5 Creedmoor love, and more from Michael Bane as SHOT Show 2017 inches closer

By: Michael Bane

(Photo courtesy of Down Range TV)

So the big news going into SHOT is that Colt is… finally… resurrecting the Colt Cobra, truly one of the great snubbies of all time. Smith and Wesson is rolling out a 6.5 Creedmoor MP-10. Ruger has ditched the .243 in the superb Ruger Precision Rifle in favor of the new hottness, the 6mm Creedmoor (this is outside my pay grade). I’m very familiar with the 6.5 Creedmoor both for long distance shooting and hunting; zero experience with its 6mm cousin… read this from the Precision Rifle Blog, which will give you the facts from an expert. Plus the Ruger American Compact in .45 ACP; the military Glocks 17 and 19 on the near horizon; “boutique” manufacturers spinning out new 1911s, M1 Carbines, little tiny concealed carry pistols, fill in the blanks.